Witness in conman trial quizzed over $50k

A witness in the trial of alleged conman Loizos Michaels has been quizzed about why he handed over $50,000 he had been saving for his daughter's education when he had already been given bad cheques totalling more than $130,000.

Philip Oates, a multiple sclerosis (MS) sufferer, is giving evidence at the trial in Auckland District Court.